Patents by Inventor Min Yoo

Min Yoo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11594776
    Abstract: A battery module includes a heat-shrinkable tube serving as a module housing. The battery module includes a cell assembly having a plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries; a bus bar assembly having a bus bar frame and a bus bar mounted to an outer surface of the bus bar frame; and a heat-shrinkable tube formed to be shrunk by heat and configured so that the cell assembly is located therein, the heat-shrinkable tube being provided to surround a side surface of the cell assembly and a portion of the bus bar assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jae-Min Yoo, Eun-Gyu Shin, Hee-Jun Jin, Dal-Mo Kang, Jeong-O Mun
  • Publication number: 20230043355
    Abstract: A cell assembly includes a first sleeve. The first sleeve includes a first side, a second side facing the first side, and a third side connecting the first side and the second side. The sleeve also includes a first open end between the first side and the second side, a second open end between the first side and the second side, and opposite the first open end, and a third open end between the first open end and the second open end and opposite the third side. The cell assembly includes a first pouch-type cell between the first side and the second side of the first sleeve. A first surface of the first pouch-type cell is adjacent to the third open end. A second surface of the first pouch-type cell is opposite the first surface, and spaced apart from the third side of the first sleeve by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jin-Yong PARK, Jae-Min YOO, Ho-June CHI, Dal-Mo KANG
  • Publication number: 20230025968
    Abstract: A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of battery cells and a bus bar assembly configured to electrically connect the electrode leads of the battery cells, and the bus bar assembly includes a bus bar frame configured to cover one side of the battery cells, a plurality of lead slots through which the electrode leads pass, a sensing bus bar connected to the electrode leads, and an elastic guider disposed at both left and right sides of the sensing bus bar in a left and right direction of the bus bar frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Mo Kim, Eun-Gyu Shin, Jae-Min Yoo, Hyeon-Ki Yun, Yoon-Koo Lee, Eun-Ah Ju, Jeong-O Mun
  • Publication number: 20230006275
    Abstract: A battery module prevents heat transfer between cell module assemblies in the battery module and includes a plurality of cell module assemblies and module plates. Each of the cell module assemblies includes a plurality of battery cells and an individual housing configured to receive the plurality of battery cells, the individual housing includes an upper plate located at the upper part of the plurality of battery cells, a lower plate located at the lower part of the plurality of battery cells, and two side plates located at opposite side surfaces of the plurality of battery cells, the two side plates being configured to connect the upper plate and the lower plate to each other, excluding a front and a rear of the plurality of battery cells, from which electrode leads protrude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Gyu SHIN, Jae Min YOO, Jeong Oh MOON, Yoon Koo LEE
  • Patent number: 11538807
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same, the device including an active pattern extending in a first direction on a substrate; a field insulating film surrounding a part of the active pattern; a first gate structure extending in a second direction on the active pattern and the field insulating film, a second gate structure spaced apart from the first gate structure and extending in the second direction on the active pattern and the field insulating film; and a first device isolation film between the first and second gate structure, wherein a side wall of the first gate structure facing the first device isolation film includes an inclined surface having an acute angle with respect to an upper surface of the active pattern, and a lowermost surface of the first device isolation film is lower than or substantially coplanar with an uppermost surface of the field insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eui Chul Hwang, Ju Youn Kim, Hyung Joo Na, Bong Seok Suh, Sang Min Yoo, Joo Ho Jung, Sung Moon Lee
  • Patent number: 11530067
    Abstract: A method for printing and applying labels comprises printing indicia on a first label using a printer to form a first printed label and holding the first printed label in a holding tray. The method includes moving an arm from an original position to a first position to collect the first printed label from the holding tray, and rotating the arm in a first direction to move the first printed label towards a substrate. The method comprises moistening the first printed label to activate a dissolvable liner of the first printed label. The method includes using the arm to apply the moistened first printed label to the substrate. The arm is rotated in a second direction away from the substrate. The printer prints a second label before the arm returns to the original position to collect the second label from the holding tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Ward-Kraft, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Crum, Young Min Yoo, Randy Zimmerman, Doug Defebaugh, Roger Kraft
  • Publication number: 20220393307
    Abstract: A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of battery cells and a bus bar assembly configured to electrically connect the electrode leads of the battery cells, and the bus bar assembly includes a bus bar frame configured to cover one side of the battery cells, a plurality of lead slots through which the electrode leads pass, a sensing bus bar connected to the electrode leads, and an elastic guider disposed at both left and right sides and a rear side of the sensing bus bar in a left and right direction and a front and rear direction of the bus bar frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Mo Kim, Eun-Gyu Shin, Jae-Min Yoo, Hyeon-Ki Yun, Yoon-Koo Lee, Eun-Ah Ju, Jeong-O Mun
  • Publication number: 20220381641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wire rope diagnostic device that is capable of being fastened or unfastened by means of battery packs, and more specifically, to a wire rope diagnostic device for performing safety diagnosis of a wire rope used for a lifting device such as a crane, an elevator, a water gate, and the like in real time that is capable of being fixedly fastened by means of battery packs so that it can be simply installed and separated and allow the battery packs to be easily exchanged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: NKIA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Soo YOO, In Hwan LEE, Ki Hoon SHIN, Eun Min YOO, Jung Hwan SON
  • Publication number: 20220328906
    Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack constituted by a plurality of stacked pouch-shaped battery cells, a battery module housing configured to receive the battery cell stack, and a heat dissipation member coupled to a portion of the battery module housing, wherein the heat dissipation member has a through-hole formed in a heat dissipation plate disposed so as to face the battery cell stack and a sealing member is added to the through-hole, and a method of manufacturing the heat dissipation member. It is possible to effectively prevent thermal runaway of a battery cell that has caught fire while minimizing an increase in volume of the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Young Bum CHO, Eun Gyu SHIN, Jae Min YOO, Seung Joon KIM
  • Publication number: 20220320628
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other; a module case configured to accommodate the plurality of battery cells; and a plurality of thermal runaway prevention units provided in the module case and respectively disposed between the plurality of battery cells along a stacking direction of the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-Gyu SHIN, Jeong-O MUN, Jae-Min YOO, Yoon-Koo LEE
  • Publication number: 20220285802
    Abstract: A battery module system includes a cooling device, a battery module disposed on the cooling device, the battery module being in direct or indirect contact with the cooling device, a sensor attached to the battery module to sense a temperature of the battery module or gas generated from the battery module, a battery management system to output a switching on/off signal with reference to a sensing signal transmitted from the sensor; and an external short-circuiting device connected between the positive electrode and negative electrode of the battery module to induce an external short circuit of the battery module, the external short-circuiting device including: a resistor disposed on the cooling device, the resistor being in direct or indirect contact with the cooling device; and a switch to electrically connect or isolate the battery module to/from the resistor according to the switching on/off signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Min YOO, Jeong-O MUN, Eun-Gyu SHIN, Yoon-Koo LEE, Yong-Seok CHOI, Jee-Soon CHOI
  • Patent number: 11430314
    Abstract: A low-power wire rope safety diagnosis method and a system thereof are provided. Since a sensor should be continuously turned on to allow a plurality of sensor nodes to diagnose safety of a wire rope in real time and it consumes much power, there is provided a method and system which can perform the safety diagnosis only when a movement is detected while being in a standby mode to reduce the power consumption, and determine a defect more correctly and consistently by utilizing deep learning when defects are determined through a wire rope safety diagnosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NKIA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Soo Yoo, In Hwan Lee, Ki Hoon Shin, Eun Min Yoo, Junghwan Son
  • Publication number: 20220271387
    Abstract: A battery module includes a cell assembly having at least two battery cells; a module housing having an inner space accommodating the cell assembly, and including a circulation hole so that the inner space is connected to an outside; a mesh member having a mesh structure and provided in the circulation hole of the module housing; and a sealing member provided at a position facing the mesh member and configured to expand a volume at more than a predetermined temperature to seal a mesh hole of the mesh member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-Gyu SHIN, Seung-Hyun KIM, Jae-Min YOO, Young-Seok LEE, Jeong-O MUN, Yoon-Koo LEE
  • Publication number: 20220247010
    Abstract: A battery pack according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may includes a plurality of battery modules having at least one battery cell and having heatsink units respectively provided to upper and lower sides thereof. The heatsink unit may have a cooling channel through which a coolant flows. At least one crush beam may be provided between the plurality of battery modules. A pack tray configured to support the at least one crush beam and the plurality of battery modules may be provided. A plurality of drain holes may be provided in the pack tray to discharge the coolant out of the battery pack when the coolant leaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-Ah Ju, Sung-Won Seo, Jae-Min Yoo, Jeong-O Mun, Yoon-Koo Lee
  • Publication number: 20220238905
    Abstract: A method for assembling a secondary battery cell module by using an assembling jig including a plurality of guide rods disposed on a jig plate includes: mounting a lower frame on the jig plate while the guide rods are inserted into a plurality of arranging through-holes of the lower frame; disposing a plurality of battery cells on the lower frame; mounting an upper frame on the battery cells while the guide rods are inserted into a plurality of arranging through-holes of the upper frame; fastening the upper frame and the lower frame together; and separating the assembling jig from the upper frame and the lower frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Min Yoo, Dal Mo Kang, Jeong Oh Moon, Jaeuk Ryu, Su Chang Kim, Ji Su Yoon
  • Patent number: 11380687
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. Semiconductor devices may include a substrate including first and second regions, first active fins extending in a first direction on the first region, second active fins extending parallel to the first active fins on the second region, and single diffusion break regions between two first active fins. Single diffusion break regions may be spaced apart from each other in the first direction. The semiconductor devices may also include a lower diffusion break region between two second active fins and extending in a second direction that is different from the first direction and upper diffusion break regions on the lower diffusion break region. The upper diffusion break regions may be spaced apart from each other in the first direction, and each of the upper diffusion break regions may overlap the lower diffusion break region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Mo Park, Ju Youn Kim, Hyung Joo Na, Sang Min Yoo, Eui Chui Hwang
  • Patent number: 11342604
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of can-type secondary batteries; a cooling tray formed in a container shape and having an accommodation space capable of accommodating the plurality of can-type secondary batteries; a heatsink having a hollow structure in which a coolant flows, the heatsink being disposed in contact with an outer surface of the cooling tray; and a thermally conductive adhesive solution filled in the accommodation space of the cooling tray, wherein the plurality of can-type secondary batteries are arranged such that a lower portion thereof is immersed in the thermally conductive adhesive solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jae-Min Yoo, Dal-Mo Kang, Su-Chang Kim, Jeong-O Mun, Jae-Uk Ryu, Ji-Su Yoon
  • Publication number: 20220145452
    Abstract: Methods of depositing a silicon oxide film are disclosed. One embodiment is a plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) process that includes supplying a vapor phase silicon precursor, such as a diaminosilane compound, to a substrate, and supplying oxygen plasma to the substrate. Another embodiment is a pulsed hybrid method between atomic layer deposition (ALD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). In the other embodiment, a vapor phase silicon precursor, such as a diaminosilane compound, is supplied to a substrate while ozone gas is continuously or discontinuously supplied to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Tae Ho Yoon, Hyung Sang Park, Yong Min Yoo
  • Patent number: 11329308
    Abstract: A method for assembling a secondary battery cell module by using an assembling jig including a plurality of guide rods disposed on a jig plate includes: mounting a lower frame on the jig plate while the guide rods are inserted into a plurality of arranging through-holes of the lower frame; disposing a plurality of battery cells on the lower frame; mounting an upper frame on the battery cells while the guide rods are inserted into a plurality of arranging through-holes of the upper frame; fastening the upper frame and the lower frame together; and separating the assembling jig from the upper frame and the lower frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jae Min Yoo, Dal Mo Kang, Jeong Oh Moon, Jaeuk Ryu, Su Chang Kim, Ji Su Yoon
  • Publication number: 20220123429
    Abstract: A battery module includes battery cells; a module case configured to accommodate the battery cells and having an internal cooling channel provided at both sides of the plurality of battery cells; a venting opening provided at both side surfaces of the module case; a sheet member mounted to both side surfaces of the module case to cover the venting opening and melted over a predetermined temperature to open the venting opening; and a blocking bracket spaced apart from the sheet member by a predetermined distance and mounted to inner walls at both sides of the module case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Min YOO, Eun-Gyu SHIN, Sang-Hyun JO, Jeong-O MUN, Yoon-Koo LEE